Improvement in cribbage-boards



C. W, Le COUNT. Cribbage-Board.

No. 219,280. Patented Sept. 2,1879.`

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE CHARLES COUNT, OF SOUTH NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT IN CRlBBAGE-BOARDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 219,280, dated September 2, 1879; application filed May 28, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that l, CHARLES W. LE COUNT, of South Norwalk, in the county ot' Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cribbage-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to produce a cribbage-board which will be very strong and durable, and maybe cheaply manufactured.

The invention consists i na cribbageboard formed of a block ofwood having a suitably-perforated faceplate of metal inlaid in its surface, lea-vin g anarrow border ol' wood entirely around the edges of said plate; also, in providing a cribbage-board with cavities for card or peg receptacles, opened and closed by slides at the side of the board. In addition to the usual playin g-holes, the board is preferably furnished with one or more rows of holes extending transversely across it at the end or ends,.for the purpose of counting the number of games played.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a perspective view of a board embodying my improvements, and Fig. 2 a longitudinal section thereof.

Similar letters of reference designate corre spending parts in both figures.

A designates the block or slab of wood forming the body of the board, and which may be composed of a single piece or built up of two or more thicknesses fastened together. B designates a metal faceplate, which, though here represented as inlaid in the upper face of the wood block A, leaving a narrow border ot' wood around its edges, may, if desirable, cover the whole upper face of said block. The metal facing B is furnished with holes a., properly arranged for counting the points of the game, in which pegs b, preferably also made of metal, may be inserted.

I may arrange in the said face-plate one or more rows of holes, a, here represented as eK- tending transversely across its ends, in which pegs m ay beinserted for counting the number of games played.

The several series of` playing and counting holes are represented as arranged in raised panels c, which, for the purpose of making them more prominent, may be polished and plated with nickel or other substance, while the body of the metal face-plate is left unpolished. I may also surround the metal facing with a raised bead, d, forming a border, which may also be polished and plated.

The wood block or slab A preferably has within it one or more cavities, C, for holding cards, and also a cavity, D, for holding the pegs b. These cavities open at the sides, and are closed by slides c, tittin g in grooves iu the block or slab.

By myinvention I produce a verystrong and durable cribbage-board, and as the playingholes are formed in metal and metal pegs are used, the holes and pegs will not become worn bylong usage, so as to cause inconvenieneein playing. A

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A cribbagerboard consisting of a block of wood forming the body of the board, and a perforated metallic faceplate of metal inlaid in the surface of the block, leaving a narrow border of wood entirely around its edges, substantially as shown and described.

2. A Cribbage-board provided with cavities for card or peg 1ece1.itacles,opened and closed by slides at the side of the board, substantially as specified.

CHARLES 7. LE COUNT.

Witnesses J oEN F. GOLDEN, Jr., NELSON TAYLOR, Jr. 

